Jonathan Kuttab, a “Jerusalem-based Palestinian human rights lawyer and peace activist,” argues in the Lebanese Daily Star that the West’s conflict is and always has been with the Arab world, not with Islam, and that Arab Christians are the natural allies of Muslims in that struggle, “dreaming of a revival of a modern, relevant, vibrant, […]
Archives for 2005
Charity cash for Palestinian poor was siphoned to suicide bombers
This is what the great human rights activists of the Western world are supporting. This is where Palestinian Christians have placed their hope. All on a culture of dishonesty and murder. From The Independent, with thanks to Sr. Soph: Millions of pounds donated by British and other European charities to help the Palestinian poor were […]
A friendly reminder
A series of emails I have received lately suggests to me that many of you don’t know that Jihad Watch is not one, but two weblogs. The other is called Dhimmi Watch. It covers the oppression of non-Muslims in Islamic societies, as mandated by Sharia law, as well as the oppression of women, since Sharia […]
New Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem: No land for Jews
Palestinian Arab Christians are going to be in for a rude surprise when the Islamic state so many of them are abetting actually takes power, and they find life more difficult for them than it was in Israel. When I was in Jerusalem last week, I attended an address by Natan Sharansky, the great ex-Soviet […]
Dissent on campus
Has the dissent in the camp manifested into a dissent on campus? A report from Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 27 — Several anti-government student protests erupted in the Iranian capital on Sunday in response to an increasingly harsher government crackdown on campus activists. Students at the University of Tehran refused to attend classes in […]
Yemen executes Muslim cleric
From the AFP: A hardline Muslim cleric has been executed by firing squad in Yemen after being convicted of the murder three years ago of an official in the opposition socialist party. Ali Ahmed Jarallah was executed on Sunday in the courtyard of the main Sanaa prison in the presence of his family, judges and […]
Back in the fold
Is this the future of Europe once Turkey is allowed to join the “elite” club? From Iran Focus: London, Nov. 27 — Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki will travel on Wednesday to Turkey, a country that once expelled him for his involvement in terrorism when he was the Islamic Republic’s ambassador to Ankara. Mottaki, 52, […]
Dissent in the camp
According to this report from the AP, all is not going well for Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. TEHRAN, Iran – Critics say the 1980s-style radicalism of ultraconservative President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is hurting Iran at home and abroad – to the point that even his natural allies in parliament have rejected his three choices to run […]
Empowering Saudi Youth for the World
The chairman of the Saudi International Relations Committee (IRC), Mr. Amr Khashoggi, has asked members to “think of ways of training our youth on how to communicate, appreciate and project our country and culture.” The committee came back with the following plan. From the Arab News: Saudi Arabian Youth Ambassadors Program is dedicated to creating […]
Bangladesh: Bomb panic at city high school
On the heels of a crippling nationwide general strike waged by opposition groups determined to oust the ruling Islamist-allied government comes this high school bomb scare out of Dhaka. From The New Nation: The students and teachers of city”s Khilgaon High School panicked Sunday afternoon at sight of a bomb-like device set under the table […]